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Massalia (Provence) - AR obol with crab
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Massalia (Provence).
AR obol, circa 460-450 B.C.
Head of Apollo left, crobylos without headband.
Crab with eight legs. Below, M. The whole in a dotted circle.
0,95 g. Cf. LT 511 ; G. Maurel, Corpus des Monnaies de Marseille, 220 for the obverse and 216 for the reverse. Rare. Beautiful collection toning. Extremely fine / very fine
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